Cardinals organization roster matrix: 2014 draft and short season

NOTE: As of 11/4/14, this version of the roster matrix is no longer current. It reflects the changes from the start of the 2014 short-season ball until the start of the 2014-2015 off-season. This should now be considered a historical reference document. For the active roster matrix covering the 2014-2015 off-season, click here.

With the draft complete and players signing each day while minor leaguers are reporting to their short-season clubs, it is time for another refresh of the St. Louis Cardinals system roster matrix. This version will reflect the changes made from the opening of short-season play until the conclusion of the 2014 season this coming fall. The previous matrix reflects the rosters as they evolved the start of the regular season in April through mid-June.

If you are new to the blog and not familiar with the Cardinals organization roster matrix, here is quick summary:

Before any of the 2014 draftees signed, the St. Louis Cardinals had 253 players under contract from top to bottom, including 39 players on the 40-man roster. The latter are called out in bold. The matrix places all 253 at their assigned level in the system as well as by position and is kept updated daily or as transactions occur.

Summer 2014 signees are included. They are either denoted by the round drafted or FA (for free agent) in parens.

At the end are any currently unassigned players (denoted as “to be assigned”). They will make up the core of the Johnson City and Gulf Coast League clubs when those rosters are announced the week of June 16. All of these players are included in the system total of 253.

However, those designated as “draft tentative” and “draft unsigned” are not yet a part of the signed total. “Draft tentative” players are rumored to be signed, but have not yet been officially announced by the Cardinals. As soon as the organization confirms the signings, these players will be moved to their appropriate rosters.

Nowhere else will you find this current and comprehensive single-page view of the entire Cardinals organization, including all transactions.

Don’t be concerned about the order of the players’ names within a team. It has no relative significance.

Full team rosters and player profiles at The Cardinal Nation

Remember that to get detailed profile information on every single one of these 253 Cardinals players plus all 42 draftees, simply check out their free player profiles freshly updated now at The Cardinal Nation.com / Scout.com. You can see bios, photos, videos, articles, news items, links to current season and career stats and much more – everything you need to know about a player’s history in one place.

Click on the following links to be taken to one of the nine team pages at The Cardinal Nation. You can also see rosters and player profiles back to 2004:

Once on a team page, just click on a player’s name to be taken to his individual profile page for that year. For example, here is the link directly to Oscar Taveras’ 2014 Memphis profile.

Looking ahead and back

Now that you’ve found this page once, remember one of three ways to get back here. Bookmark the page, type “Roster Matrix” in the dark blue search box at the upper right or use the dropdown menu at the top of the page: “Players/Staff” > “Depth Charts/Roster Matrix”.

For details behind past rosters and transactions, check out the earlier versions of the Cardinals organization roster matrix as follows.